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Re: [1302 eGroup] Re: Is It A Beetle Or A SuperBeetle?   Message List  
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Well yes it does have vertical louvers in the front apron. I am almost positive that what I am looking at are struts ( I say almost only because I can't understand the vin starting with " 111" ). What about the spare tire laying down flat? Because ours does lay down flat. It also has rear window defrost with the light in the speedometer, which our owners manual says did not come on 111's - it only came on the longer model ( 113? ). And finally the rear engine cover has only two sets of 5 horizontal slots. But I thought that SuperBeetles came with a larger engine than 1600cc. Our engine vins confirm that it is a 1600 cc dual port engine. Thanks, Chris.
 
From: Joe
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:49 AM
Subject: [1302 eGroup] Re: Is It A Beetle Or A SuperBeetle?

Well, if you have MacPherson struts, it is a Super (no matter if it
has a flat or curved windshield). The best way to tell is that if the
hood is narrow or wide. Supers have wide hoods. Another way is that
does your front apron have louvers (though some owners may have
replaced the old apron with a smooth one).






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Well yes it does have vertical louvers in the front apron. I am almost positive that what I am looking at are struts ( I say almost only because I can't...
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Feb 22, 2006
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What year is your vw purported to be? If it has struts it is a super where are you reading your vin from? All beatles 1968 and later came stock with 1600...
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Feb 23, 2006
3:38 am

... Not exactly. The 1600 did not appear until the 1970 model year (dual port heads a year later). '67-'69 came with 1500 engines....
Joe
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Feb 23, 2006
5:11 am

check my site http://www.1302super.com - all answers are there :) ... Not exactly. The 1600 did not appear until the 1970 model year (dual port heads a year...
Colin Shinkin
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Feb 23, 2006
2:53 pm

... with " 111" )<< Well, Volkswagen did not assign a chassis number specicfic for The Super Beetle until the '73 model year. Because of this, nobody knows how...
Joe
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Feb 23, 2006
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112..... means your bug was manufactured in 1972. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Nguyen Minh Tam
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Feb 23, 2006
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Well our Beetle is a 1971. So that is probably why it says " 111 " as the first three numbers in the vin. I am reading the vin from the top of the dash (...
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Feb 23, 2006
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sorry my mistake, here is a great site for VW stuff http://www.thesamba.com/vw/...
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Feb 24, 2006
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That is good. Now can you post a photo under your front decklid? As was said earlier if your spare is right at the front and upright it is not a super. If your...
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